Marcílio Dias-class destroyer
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Marcílio Dias class |
| Builders: |
Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro |
| Operators: |
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| Succeeded by: |
Acre class |
| Completed: |
3 |
| Retired: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
1,500 tons standard, 2,200 tons full load |
| Length: |
108.81 m |
| Beam: |
10.61 m |
| Draught: |
3.04 m |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft GE geared turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcocks boilers 42,800 hp |
| Speed: |
36.5 knots |
| Complement: |
190 |
| Armament: |
- 5 × 5 inch/38 guns (5x1),
- 4 - 20 mm guns,
- 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x4)
- 4 depth charge throwers
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The Marcílio Dias-class destroyers (sometimes referred to as M class) were three ships of the Brazilian Navy that served during World War II. They were based on the Mahan class[1] and were the first sizable ships built in Brazil. One 5 inch gun and one bank of torpedo tubes were removed to improve stability soon after completion and extra AA guns and radar were fitted. In the 1960s a Sea Cat missile system was fitted to Mariz e Barros.
Ships List
The three ships were:
| Ship |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| Marcilio Dias |
20 July 1940 |
November 1943 |
1966 |
| Mariz e Barros |
28 December 1940 |
November 1943 |
1972 |
| Greenhalgh |
8 July 1941 |
November 1943 |
1966 |
References
- ↑ Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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- Greenhalgh
- Marcilio Dias
- Mariz e Barros
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